Articles purchased or exchanged, as provided in this chapter, shall be retained by the purchaser thereof for at least fifteen days before disposing of them, in an accessible place in the building where such articles are purchased and received. A tag shall be attached to such articles in some visible and convenient place, with a number written thereon, to correspond with the entry number in the book required to be kept by Section 868.07. Such purchaser shall prepare and deliver, on Monday of each week, to the Chief of Police of the City, before 12:00 noon, a legible and correct copy, written in the English language, from such book, containing a description of each article purchased or received during the preceding week, the hour and day when the purchase was made, and the description of the person from whom it was purchased. Such statement shall be verified by the affidavit of the person subscribing his or her name thereto. However, this section shall not apply to old rags, waste paper and household goods. Further, nothing herein contained shall make it necessary for the purchaser to retain articles purchased from persons having a fixed place of business after such articles have been reported. (Ord. 157. Passed 7-2-56.)